Rapeseed oil Rapeseed oil is produced by extraction from the seeds of two major rape
varieties (Brassica rapa & Brassica napus). Because of their small
differences, both varieties are often treated as one entity, for
example, in the statistics.
- Typical yield approx. 1 ton/hectare (equaling one-quarter of oil palm yields).
- Main producers: Europe (also in Finland), Canada, China, and India.
- Primary users: food industry (64%), oleochemical (2%), biofuel (31%) industries.
- Primary feedstock for traditional biodiesel (FAME).
- Neste Oil has used surplus rapeseed oil for which there has been no market in the food chain in Finland.
- Together with its partners in Finland, Neste Oil is developing better yielding oilseed rape plant varieties.
Detailed information about Neste Oil's use of renewable raw materials in the Sustainability Report 2011.
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